Overview

• Keke Palmer became the first Black woman and the first woman in 15 years to win an Emmy for outstanding game show host.
• Palmer won the award for her role as host of the NBC game show 'Password', beating fellow nominees from 'Jeopardy!', 'Wheel of Fortune', and 'Family Feud'.
• Palmer thanked Jimmy Fallon, an executive producer on 'Password', and NBC during her acceptance speech.
• This is not Palmer's first Emmy win; she won her first Emmy in 2021 for Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series for 'Keke Palmer’s Turnt Up With the Taylors'.
• Palmer's win marks the first time in 50 years that a 'Password' host has been nominated or won the category.